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Dutch athlete

Willem Peters
Personal information
NicknameWim
Born5 July 1903 (1903-07-05)
Meppel, Netherlands
Died30 March 1995 (1995-03-31) (aged 91)
Zwolle, Netherlands
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventtriple jump/long jump
ClubPEC, Zwolle
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Turin Triple jump

Willem Peters (5 July 1903 – 30 March 1995) was a Dutch athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. From 1927 to 1937 Peters won six triple jump titles at the prestigious AAA Championships.

Biography

Peters was born in Meppel.

He was selected by the Dutch team for the 1924 Olympic Gamnes, where he finished 11th in the men's triple jump.

Peters won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1927 AAA Championships and also secured a third place finish behind Rudi Dobermann in the long jump. He retained the British AAA title at the 1928 AAA Championships and the 1929 AAA Championships.

He died in Zwolle aged 91.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wim Peters". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. "Willem Peters". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

External links

Awards
Preceded byFanny Blankers-Koen Sauer Cup
1941 		Succeeded byChris Berger
European Athletics Championships champions in men's triple jump


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